Can you please confirm your attendance by May 15th? We also intend to publish the abstracts and bionotes on the website, so if there are any changes, please let us know by this date.

If you are bringing a guest to the conference, or if you know anyone who would like to attend, they must register (name and affiliation) via email by May 15th. Our email address is fantastikaconference@gmail.com .

Please note that there is no registration fee for this conference. Accordingly, we will not be providing meals, but we will direct you to areas of campus where you can purchase lunch. We are closing the conference with a dinner at 1725 restaurant, followed by drinks at Merchant’s (close to the train station if anyone needs to leave early). Anyone who would like to attend the dinner at 1725 must let us know by May 15th so that we may book a table/room. 1725 is a tapas restaurant; the tapas are large portions, so we recommend no more than two main dishes. They serve dessert as well.

We are aiming for a 9am start and a 6pm finish to the conference (not including the dinner portion). If you are coming into Lancaster the night before, we are holding an informal dinner/drinks at the White Cross Pub on Thursday, July 3rd. We will give more information regarding meeting time closer to the event. But feel free to join us for either drinks or dinner or both. We hope to see you there!

Please note that Lancaster University is located outside of the city proper. If you are staying in town, you will have to take a bus or taxi in (approximately 30 minutes; double if travelling during rush hour). However, 1725, Merchant’s Pub, and White Cross Pub are all located in Lancaster city centre, so if you intend to stay in accommodation on campus, you will have to travel back from town after these events. We apologize for the inconvenience. For more information on how to get to Lancaster University, please follow this link: http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/contact-and-getting-here/maps-and-travel/

We are very pleased to announce Bryan Talbot and Brian Baker as our keynote speakers. Bryan Talbot is most famously known for The Adventures of Luther Arkwright and Alice in Sunderland. He will be delivering a talk on his graphic novel Grandville. Dr. Brian Baker is a Lecturer at Lancaster University. Among other research interests, he has published Masculinity in Fiction and Film, and has edited a collection of essays on screen adaptations of literature. We are delighted to invite both speakers to our conference.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.